Posts for animals
Vote for Bude’s fossil fish
From Bude Castle: The Cornish Heritage Awards are coming up again this year and we have been shortlisted again for Object Of The Year. The category this year is ‘Weird […]
Great talk … but can we perk up the Parkhouse?
I really enjoyed Bude Marine Group’s (free, donation requested) event last night at The Parkhouse Centre. It struck me I know little about marine biology and it would be interesting […]
Police update on the theft of Waffle the Labradoodle
Police are appealing for information after a dog was stolen from St Austell yesterday morning. A six-month-old Labradoodle called Waffle was taken while being walked by his female owner in […]
Dog theft, St Austell
Police appeal for help to find six-month-old Labradoodle called Waffle Police are appealing for information after a dog was stolen from St Austell this morning (Monday 23 December). A six-month-old […]
Sniffer dogs on trains to disrupt county lines drugs gangs
I saw British Transport Police in action for the first time on a train last week. It was a fare-dodging issue but they are also there to keep rail passengers […]
Farmers receive basic payments scheme money this week
From this week farmers and land managers across England will start receiving their 2019 Basic Payment Scheme money. All payments are made directly to bank accounts via BACS transfer so […]
Norton Barton – an amazing artisan food village for Bude
Heading out from the A39 at Bush on an undulating country lane, I soon reach our latest sponsors, (to whom great thanks) Norton Barton Artisan Food Village, which is a […]
Black swans in Bude
In a tale reminiscent of Swan Lake, a couple of black swans have arrived at Bude. All swans are white until you meet a black one. Had a read of […]
Palm oil warning on Bude beaches
Thanks to Penbode Vets who yesterday posted on their Facebook page a warning against palm oil which had been washed up in large quantities at Summerleaze and Upton beaches. It […]
Be hedgehog aware this autumn
I’m having an animal day, it seems, and why not? The amazing Sue Gear, animal lover and rescuer extraordinaire of Born to Be Wild wrote on her Facebook page this […]
Can you provide a forever home for blind Nico?
By Alison Migliorini-Stubbs, via our Facebook page: AMAZING people of Bude – I’m a foster mama for #spanielaiduk and this little one is currently in our care but now up for adoption. […]
Dog dies after falling off a cliff in Cornwall
The St.Agnes RNLI Lifeboat was on a routine training exercise when a report came in that a dog had fallen off the cliff, near Portreath. The Lifeboat was training in […]
Devon & Cornwall Police join Operation Owl
From Devon & Cornwall Police: Neighbourhood Officers working across Devon and Cornwall this weekend are taking part in Operation Owl which is a national campaign to raise awareness of raptor […]
Trev’s plan to help Sue raise £500 for wildlife
Trev’s Taxi has created a Just Giving page to raise money for Sue Gear, Bude’s amazing wildlife protector and saviour. Trev has sponsored the month of October in Sue’s Born […]
Extinction Rebellion and “The Rebel Alliance”
You may have heard of Extinction Rebellion, which is rapidly becoming a large radical movement to halt climate change and biodiversity loss. Globally, it uses non-violent civil disobedience in an […]
